X-Men, Les étranges #4

Tanya Anderssen arrives at Warren’s side with a shocking revelation: her lost love, Karl Lykos, is alive in the Savage Land, and she needs Angel to help her uncover the truth. As Jameson sends Peter Parker into the jungle for a scoop, both heroes are swiftly captured by the Mutates and brought before the enigmatic Brainchild.

In "Mon âme en sacrifice," Tanya Anderssen is captured by Brainchild, who unleashes his twisted experiments on her and the Fall People, transforming her into a monstrous form. As the Savage Land trembles under the onslaught of Amphibius, Vertigo, and Barbarus, Lykos steps in to save her — but at a terrible cost, as his desperate act of reversing the mutation unleashes a new threat in the form of Sauron. With Angel and Spider-Man fleeing the chaos, the fate of the Savage Land hangs in the balance.

In the heart of the Savage Land, the X-Men press on in their search for Sauron—only to be ambushed by the Mutates in a brutal clash. Captured and brought before Sauron and Zaladane, the team faces a grim fate as the shadows of the past, including flashbacks to Candy Southern and Tanya Anderssen, begin to stir.

In "Les âmes perdues !", the X-Men face their darkest hour as Sauron holds the team captive, leaving Angel and Ka-Zar to lead a desperate rescue mission. With Xavier’s cure seemingly final, the fate of Karl Lykos hangs in the balance—yet shadows of the past stir, and the line between enemy and ally grows dangerously thin.